Three passengers pulled from United flight for taking photos

[Blue_Tires]

(sorry if posted before)

DENVER -- A United plane taxiing on the runway at Denver International Airport returned to its gate Thursday night after a passenger notified a flight attendant of three suspicious passengers on board.

The three suspicious passengers and the male passenger who made the report were removed from the plane and questioned, Denver police spokesman Sonny Jackson said

All four men were eventually cleared and all four men were rebooked on later flights, he said.

No arrests were made.

It's believed that a couple of the passengers were taking photographs, or something like that, while the plane was taxiing, and that raised suspicion, said DIA spokesman Jeff Green.

http://www.thedenverchannel.com/news/27636584/detail.html

[movonne]

1. Oh! for God sake..

[GKirk]

2. Panic much?

There had to be more to the story

[MineralMan]

3. How strange. I've seen people taking photos out of the

plane's windows many times. It's part of the documentation of a trip for some people. Overreaction, I think. Stupid passenger who reported it, and stupid reaction from the flight crew.

[DJ13]

4. and the male passenger who made the report were removed from the plane

Make a report, get detained.

That backfired on him.

[elleng]

5. Imagine that!

I would have taken pic of take-off at Charles DeGaulle, 'cause was on double-deck airbus w HUGE wing span, but wasn't well enough organized at the time to do so.

[CTyankee]

10. Why, you must have been in Paris, ellen!

[elleng]

13. MOI??!!!

p.s., Julie asked me to send her ALL photos; e'mailed her 15 last night! VERY excited about Starbucks Paris mug!!!

[CTyankee]

14. Sounds like she's real happy for you!

[lpbk2713]

6. I'm glad the accuser was detained.

Maybe next time he will think twice about inconveniencing everyone.

The story doesn't say, but I have to wonder if the accused had
dark skin/features. It wouldn't surprise me if that was the basis
for the reporting party's hysteria.

[seabeyond]

7. i am SO afraid.... prooooootect meeeee. rollin eyes.

really, this all just disgusts me.

[Gemini Cat]

8. Paranoid.

Taking pictures while taxiing now raises suspicians!? Paranoid freaks.

[bullwinkle428]

9. PWM : Photography while Muslim.

[ProgressiveProfessor]

11. Also convered at Photography Is Not A Crime (PINAC)

http://www.pixiq.com/article/men-taking-pics-inside-plane-force-its-return-to-starting-gate

[reggie the dog]

12. we can no longer take photos inside a plane?

I see people do that all the time here in europe, often on cell phone cameras

[FLPanhandle]

15. Well, if they were using cell phones, they were disobeying the "turn off all battery devices"

It may have been more of breaking an FAA regulation by using a battery powered device than the pictures themselves.

[Beaverhausen]

16. That was my thought as well

[madinmaryland]

17. I thought all passengers were required to turn off all electronics until the plan

reaches 10,000ft, after pulling away from the gate.

:shrug: